As outlined in my recap of the Austin Marathon, I had the
suckiest marathon of my marathoning “career.”
I finished with my slowest time ever.
But you know what? I
finished. I didn’t give up. I listened to my body and I didn’t get
injured. Though my hamstring was
bothering me a fair amount for a few days post-race.
As a result of the marathon, my PT decided to let me take
the week off from any work sessions and I just had 2 soft tissue
appointments. Those were Monday and
Saturday. So I didn’t have PT at all on
Thursday like I usually do. So I made
plans with David to meet him for lunch at our favorite SoCo (S Congress Ave)
food trailer, Burro Cheese. After the
marathon, I had gotten the distinct pleasure of trying a new-to-me one of their
sammiches and it was absolutely delicious, called the VIA 206. Going into Thursday, I didn’t know if I’d try
yet another one of their sammiches that I hadn’t yet tried (I’ve had the Waylon
& Willie, sans pepperoncinis, the Burning Mac and the VIA-something, which
had balsamic fig jam on it, but doesn’t seem to be a regular offering per their
online menu…booo). I ultimately decided
to just get the VIA 206 again. It was
really good. It was funny because the
cashier remembered me from the marathon!
Right next to the Burro Cheese food trailer is a Juice Austin trailer,
so we were checking out their menu and all decided to get a juice each. I opted for the Grind me up Scotty which has
cold brew coffee, spinach, bananas, peanut butter, almond milk and I think one
more thing in it. It was delicious! It’s always fun hanging out with David and
his roommate, Ragan.
I’ve managed to lose about 10
pounds since February 20th and I’m pretty stinkin’ happy with
that. I’ve felt a lot more balanced and
less stressed lately, so I know that has everything to do with it, I’m sure of
it. A few weeks ago, I just randomly
stopped one of my OCD behaviors that I really hate that I do: chew on my
cuticles. Then, in the past week and a
half, I have stopped eating as much. I
mean, it’s not like I’m not hungry, because I am. It’s more that I just don’t have the
overwhelming urge to eat when I’m not truly hungry. This makes me sooooo happy!
Last weekend, I went and saw the
movie Split. I loved it! There were some awkward scenes, but it was
really well written and acted. There’s a
nice twist in the final scene and you realize it’s a sequel to another movie
from a few years back (nope, not going to spoil it for you, you’ll just have to
watch it!). So awesome. Total nerd moment for me!
Last week on Sunday night, my
friend Hannah and I went out for karaoke.
There was hardly anyone there so I got to get up to sing 5 times! I sang 3 songs that I have never sang before
and I think I totally rocked them! It
was 2 Amy Winehouse songs and a Gretchen Wilson song. Then I butchered a Tina Turner song that I’ve
sang before but couldn’t remember how the verses went (oops), and then of
course rocked my usual Duffy song.
Physical therapy last Monday
morning was pretty kick ass. We’re no
longer focusing solely on my hip drop issue.
Now, we’ve moved onto speed and power!
So the sessions are more like personal training/run coaching where I get
more of a nice workout in.
Last month, a friend regifted a
Wi-Fi all-in-one printer to me. I
thought it was a superior model to the one I already had, however, it’s
not. Soooo, I did some online window
shopping and found a printer I really, really want. I had already sold my old printer to a friend,
so I was kinda stuck with the new one.
So, I opted to make it a temp printer and then next month I’ll buy the
way nicer one that I’m now eyeballing.
It’s got lots of excellent stats, plus it’s attractive…which is always a
good thing, no matter what you’re talking about.
I had really bad allergies that
may have also been a cold. I’ve been on
the border of miserable as a result. My
sinuses keep closing up, forcing me to use this god awful OTC nasal spray. I try doing saline rinses, but it’s not
helping with the swelling up in there like it usually does.
Saturday I did 2 running
events. The first was the Warrior Dash
obstacle course 5K. I LOVED the
obstacles. Didn’t really care too much
for the muddy trails between them, but I enjoyed myself for the entire hour and
36 minutes it took to complete it…haha.
Later in the evening I ran a half
marathon. It went horribly. I have lost so much fitness over the last 2
months…it’s practically depressing. I
know I’ll get my running mojo back again.
I’m just hoping it’s sooner rather than later, you know? I mean, in December I ran a really hilly half
in 2:03 and change. In January I ran one
in 1:59 and change. Saturday’s
half? Yea…2:39:59. Ugh!
This shall pass and I will be stronger because of it.
Sunday, I had to go pick up a
super cute stamp and die set I ordered online from Joann’s…it’s a little cactus
holding a sign and there are like 6 or so different sayings you can stamp into
the sign! Love it. While I was there, I picked up 2 reusable
bags that I couldn’t resist.
Then I had the party for the
finishers of the Distance Challenge. I
got my ¼ zip pullover. It’s a nice color
of orange. I really wish it was an
actual jacket of some sort…either a rain jacket or something along the lines of
the Rock’n’Roll series jackets. Oh
well. Maybe next year, right? I ended up with 3 very tasty free beers
because people kept giving me their drink tickets! I didn’t win the raffle I put my raffle
ticket into. Oh well.
Then, Sunday night was karaoke
again with Hannah, and this time Heather went with us. I attempted a new-to-me song and I don’t like
the way it sounded to me, so I won’t be doing that one again.
Monday, I got a text saying my new
metal food dehydrator was ready for pickup at Walmart. It wasn’t supposed to be ready until after
6pm, but it was ready early! YAY! So I went and picked that up and am so
excited to use it this weekend! I’m
going to make some salmon “jerky” (aka: salmon “candy” because it’s not all the
way dried out…just like half dried…the way I make it). I haven’t had it since before my plastic
piece of crap Ronco literally disintegrated last year sometime.
I’ve discovered that I love
seaweed snacks. I’ve been eating the
heck out of them lately. They’re so
satisfying and low in calories. A great
filler food. Plus they’re high in all
sorts of good for you things. And I
think they’re quite tasty.
And now for some pictures of my cats...
